News tagged with human physiology

Study: Eating less keeps the brain young

Overeating may cause brain aging while eating less turns on a molecule that helps the brain stay young.

Medical research Dec 19, 2011 | 4.7 / 5 (28) | 9 |

Giant hogweed can cause burns and blindness

(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S Department of Agriculture is warning residents in a variety of states to be on the lookout for the Heracleum Mantegazzianum, or giant hogweed. This plant in native to Central Asia ...

Ophthalmology Jul 11, 2011 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0 |

Researcher finds caffeine consumption, female infertility link

Caffeine reduces muscle activity in the Fallopian tubes that carry eggs from a woman's ovaries to her womb. "Our experiments were conducted in mice, but this finding goes a long way towards explaining why drinking caffeinated ...

Medical research Jul 20, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

'ROCK' off: Study establishes molecular link between genetic defect and heart malformation

UNC researchers have discovered how the genetic defect underlying one of the most common congenital heart diseases keeps the critical organ from developing properly. According to the new research, mutations ...

Genetics Feb 06, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Cilia guide neuronal migration in developing brain

A new study demonstrates the dynamic role cilia play in guiding the migration of neurons in the embryonic brain. Cilia are tiny hair-like structures on the surfaces of cells, but here they are acting more ...

Medical research Nov 12, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1 |

Remixed brain waves reveal soundtrack of the human brain

Scientists have combined and translated two kinds of brain wave recordings into music, transforming one recording (EEG) to create the pitch and duration of a note, and the other (fMRI) to control the intensity of the music. ...

Neuroscience Nov 14, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Toasting your health: Take care with alcohol consumption

(Medical Xpress)—The holidays are a time to consume—food, gifts, and spirits. Here are a few alcohol-related story ideas from The Methodist Hospital. Because alcohol's effects on human physiology are complex, advice about ...

Health Dec 20, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1

Purple corn compound may aid in developing future treatments for Type 2 diabetes, kidney disease

Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most serious complications related to diabetes, often leading to end-stage kidney disease. Purple corn grown in Peru and Chile is a relative of blue corn, which is readily available in the ...

Medical research Sep 18, 2012 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

Men may have natural aversion to adultery with friends' wives

After outgrowing teenage infatuations with the girl next door, adult males seem to be biologically designed to avoid amorous attractions to the wife next door, according to a University of Missouri study that found adult ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Mar 21, 2013 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Teen behavior problems linked to childhood stress

(Medical Xpress) -- Such behavior problems in adolescence as aggression and delinquency are linked to chronic stress in early childhood, which interferes with children's development of self-control, reports a Cornell study ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Aug 07, 2012 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Negative stereotypes about the poor hurt their health

(Medical Xpress) -- Adolescents who grow up in poverty are more likely to report being treated unfairly, and this perception of discrimination is related to harmful changes in physical health, reports a new Cornell study ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 30, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

A natural sense of rhythm: Shifting levels of molecules in the blood provide a snapshot of internal 'body-time'

Anybody who has worked the overnight shift will testify that sometimes the time displayed on the clock is not the same as the one in your head. This disconnect is not merely perception; many physiological ...

Medical research Jan 18, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Researchers design mouse with more human-like immune response

Medical scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) have bred a first-of-its-kind mouse model that possesses an immune response system more like a human's. The discovery makes way for quicker ...

Immunology Feb 04, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

A glimpse inside the control centres of cell communication

Researchers detect characteristic constructional features in a family of sensors that process signals in the human body and control physiological processes.

Medical research Feb 14, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Women altering menstruation cycles in large numbers, study shows

A surprisingly large number of women 18 or older choose to delay or skip monthly menstruation by deviating from the instructions of birth-control pills and other hormonal contraceptives, a team of University of Oregon researchers ...

Health May 09, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

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